One is dead, another seriously injured in motorcycle-truck crash in Douglas County

One person has died, another has been critically injured, in the crash of a semi tractor-trailer and a motorcycle in western Douglas County.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports a passenger on the motorcycle, 18-year-old Madeline Fitzpatrick, died at the scene. Motorcyclist Jason Matthews, who is 36, has been taken to Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

The wreck, according to the sheriff’s office, occurred shortly before six o’clock Tuesday evening at the intersection of 264th Street and West Center Road.